VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index lost 1.7% or 20.16 points during the Feb. 11-15 trading sessions en route to a 1,185.65 point weekly close. Canadian stocks were weighed down by falling commodity prices, and further…
Mining has always been a very risky but high reward industry. But times have certainly changed to today, when shareholders tend to ignore the high risks and expect grandiose success regardless. But, despite the risk that won’t go away,…
Investors were beating up Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N) after it cut its dividend and reported a quarterly loss.
On Feb. 5, 2013, broad amendments to the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA) were tabled in the Canadian Senate through Bill S-14, which will effectively bring Canada’s anti-corruption regime more closely in line with the…
Executive chairman Nick Ferris of Sona Resources (SYS-V) had been trying to source financing for some time to advance the junior’s Blackdome-Elizabeth gold project in the Clinton and Lillooet mining districts of British Columbia, about…
On Dec. 7, 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada heard an argument on the subject of random alcohol testing by employers in dangerous workplaces. The case arose from a union grievance and an arbitration challenging the policy of Irving Pulp &…
Some might say working in the mining industry is nothing to sing about, but the results of the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame’s (CMHF) mining song contest prove that shovels, shafts and mine safety measures can inspire musical…
Quest Rare Minerals (QRM-T, QRM-X), which owns the Strange Lake rare earth deposit in northern Quebec, recently held a tour of its mini-pilot plant at Process Research Ortech in Mississauga, Ont., where it’s testing the…
Northcliff Resources (NCF-T) has shone a spotlight on its Sisson tungsten-molybdenum project in New Brunswick, with a feasibility study confirming it could economically mine the deposit for 27 years.
Taseko Mines (TKO-T, TGB-X) could become a consolidator in British Columbia and also prey to companies like Lundin Mining (LUN-T), Capstone Mining (CS-T) or Teck Resources (TCK.B-T), Chris Chang of Laurentian Bank Securities says.
VANCOUVER – A preliminary feasibility study concluded the East and West deposits at Champion Iron Mines’ (CHM-T) Consolidated Fire Lake North project could produce 9.3 million tonnes of concentrate grading 66% iron for almost 20 years,…
Quest Rare Minerals (QRM-T, QRM-X), which owns the Strange Lake rare earth deposit in northern Quebec, recently held a tour of its mini-pilot plant at Process Research Ortech in Mississauga, Ont., where it’s testing the solvent…
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